liberty & linen hexagons :: finished

3 years & 2 months later it is finished.

my little helper. 

I had to finish the quilt with a liberty binding.

I love this quilt, I will treasure it always.

reversible sashiko placemat

Over at the Purl bee I came across Molly's Sketchbook: Reversible Sashiko Placemats, a couple of weeks ago I printed out the instructions and now I have one placemat.  (I must admit that I have printed off loads of projects from the Purl bee, so many lovely things to make).  I love the stitching on this project, you draw on a whole lot of chalk lines making a grid and away you go.  I like both sides, but if I had to choose it would definitely be the side with the little crosses.

This is the sashiko thread I used on a cotton/linen blend

I popped out and got a 25mm bias tape maker, I think I could make meters & meters of binding...

With a little apprehension I started sewing on the binding - no problems at all, I feared heaps of missed edges on the underside, I was pleasantly surprised.  I had to go back over a couple of the corners, great effort I thought.

Can you believe how close we are to Christmas... 

I'm sure the chalk will disappear soon, not sure I want to wash it yet.

tissue paper flowers

last weekend we celebrated my little girls' 7th birthday - happy birthday bells!  I saw these and thought they'd be lovely.  8 were made and placed in old milk bottles around the house.  I used a couple more layers than what was suggested and made the squares 8" x 8", one day I'd like to do some light green ones.

hexagons :: basted & ready for quilting

Hexagons has now been basted and is ready for quilting.  We went on a lovely little holiday to Venus Bay, what a beautiful part of the world - especially Walkerville, I love a place with not many people around & beautiful beaches.  Anyway while we were away I managed to finish the top, I added a couple more rows so now I'm happy with the size.

I chose some nani IRO double gauze for the backing, it's so beautiful and I had enough wool batting in the cupboard, so this one will be nice and light & lofty.

I'm using linen thread to do the quilting, only a little has been done so far.

liberty & linen hexagons :: paper pieced

This was started back in 2009, I can't believe it was that long ago.  Over the last few months I've been working hard and enjoying every minute, it's amazing once you apply yourself how quickly it all comes together.

It is now almost 1.3m square, I had a moment of panic when my supply of cotton/linen mix diminished - I bought it years ago and  I thought I wouldn't be able to find any more.  Anyway I breathed a sigh of relief when I found it over here.  The colour match is not 100% but it's so close that after a wash or two I'm positive you won't be able to tell the difference.

I want to do another couple of rows, two maybe three or four, I am so looking forward to doing the quilting. Right now I'm thinking of linen thread a couple of mm around each patterned ring and also within the inner ring. It's possible I could change my mind, we'll see what happens.

The underside appeals to me too.

Along the way I have added some new liberty's, who can resist a little liberty...

little paper hot air balloon

The other day I saw this cute little hot air balloon over here, so I followed the link to here and so you have my finished balloon.  It stands at only 8cm tall.  A mobile would be lovely, not sure I can make that many...

baby quilt done

little Maggie joined the world 1 week ago, a new niece for me - she's so sweet and tiny.  Here's a quilt for her crib, my sister chose all the fabrics and I just put it together.  Beautiful linen from Japan.  I didn't take many pics, not sure why - so here is just 1.